The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-10-26
Orange County.

ELDER BoYNToN held a meeting at the
Peth school-house last Saturday evening.
Another meeting will be held at the same
place in one week from that time. -
Joseph Carpenter lost valuable horse last
week. =- School in district No. Hattie
Webster, teacher) began last Monday.
- The Sewing and Mite Society meets
with Mrs. Matilda Beman at Captain Blanch-
ards hotel next Friday afternoon and
evening. - Mrs. f. NJ French is taking
care of Abby Hutchinson, who is very low
with consumption, 60 Loren Coburn and
wife of California have been visiting rela-
tives and friends in this vicinity: - Mrs.
Orvis Thayer and daughter Mary are in
Boston. - Will Terry and wife visited
friends in Northfeld last week. w.
II. Nichols has moved his family to West
Randolph. Peter CAMEL has charge of the
farm. - Ned. Hutchinson was in Lowell,
Mass, last week.
Chelsea.
NJ F. ORDwAy has gone to housekeeping
in the Mrs Belts house. - Orcutt Blk
by's horse fell through high sluiceway in
the road near +. b. Stanleys, one day last
week, and cut its breast quite badly. -
Miss Sharlie Moulton leaves this week for
Franklin, Mass, where she is to have en-
ployment. - At the state Sunday-school
convention at West Randolph last week
Rev. j. A. Sherburn and Mr.. and Mrs. III.
w. Dearborn represented the Methodist
school and F. II. Dearborn and Mrs. E. d.
Barnes the Congregational. 80 Philip j.
Little has removed to the village and taken
rooms in Mrs. Clara SINNERS house. -
Rev. j. F. Rhoades of Barre is to lecture on
Wednesday evening of this week in the
Methodist church under the auspices of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
His subject is g Peace and Patriots"
CHELSEA ACADEMY.
Miss ETA MARTIN has left school to
teach in her own district. - There were
no recitations Friday afternoon, but the
programme concerning the civil war was
carried out Miss Goodale pleased those
present by her delivery of " An Old Sur
geon's Story and Miss Gail Hood was ap-
plauded for her rendering of " Barbara
Freitche" Coburn also did credit to him
self. The debate on the question, " Were
! Lincoln's services to his country greater
than Grant's?" showed much preparation
! by the debaters and was decided in the neg
ative. Speeches were made by Hon. l.. G..
Hinckley, Captain Hall, Rev. Mr.. Cum
mings, Drs. Goss and Corwin and j. X. Dar-
ling
East Corinth.
DR.. E. T. SMITH and Charles Page are
making improvements on their residences.
- Quite number from this place are
in Boston this week.
Orange.
HARLEY son of Henry Whitcomb, broke
his arm while at school some ten days
since. - Mrs. j. B. Goodrich has sold
her house to AFRO L. Noyes. - Frank
| Cunningham has bargained his farm to Les
ter Sanborn of West Topsham. - Rev.
r. ID. Metcalf gave an interesting temper
ance lecture at the church Saturday evening.
East Orange.
A VALUABLE colt belonging to Charles G.
Simpson died last week of lung fever.
- Charles Burgin has returned home
from Massachusetts. - Henry Palmer
of West Topsham has moved into the
| Hutchinson store. - Mrs. G.. ID. Quimby
has been visiting friends at Bradford and
Waits River.
East Randolph.
JOSEPH STANLEY has sold his farm to NJ.
c. Fits for S1,050. - Albert Emery,
who has lived on the Stanley farm the past
two years, has leased the Milo Emery place
for five years. - Joseph Stanley and
wife return to California this week. Mr..
Stanley's father, over eighty years of age,
accompanies them. - The Merrill farm
was not disposed of at the recent auction
sale. - j. ID. Lamphier is in Burlington
for medical treatment, - Carrie Kibbee
is down with fever. - Eta Richard
son has returned to Boston. - Miss
Lizzie Webster, who has been in Maine the
past year, has returned home. - Emma
Roberts is visiting in Springfield, Mass,
and Mrs. Orvis Taylor has gone to Massa-
chusetts to spend the winter.
North Randolph.
Mr.. YOUNG, son-in-aw of Mr.. Clark
of East Randolph, has moved on to Daniel
Moultons farm. - ID. j. Camp has a
pair of two and pair of three-year-old
steers for sale. - Clark Hall is making
extensive improvements on his buildings.
North Thetford.
AFTER an absence of ten years in the
! West Mrs. Bronson (nee Sarah KinSman) is
visiting her father She is accompanied by
a daughter 80 A. b. Howe is station
agent at Hudson, Mass. - Mrs. Susan
Downer has been at Thetford Hill for the
past few weeks taking care of Mrs. Coombs.
! - Mrs. Clara Porter Abbott is teach
ing the district school across the river
- Miss Mary Howe has gone to Kansas
to spend the winter with her sisters. -
A. b. Hosford and wife are in Massachu-
setts. - II. b. and Nellie Berry are
home from Boston.
West Topsham.
j. c. BRIGGs of Barre supplied the pulpit
here last Sunday Rev. III. f. Reynolds
was in Marshiield assisting Rev. l.. +.
Taylor. - All in this vicinity wishing to
avail themselves of the great offers
mentioned at the head of the first column
on the first page should leave their orders
with DIR. Watson. - +. NJ. Collins and
wife were visiting old friends in town last
week. - Mrs. Stephen Davis has gone
to Whiteteld, \. H., on visit, and will go
from there to Manchester, where she is to
- Horace White and wife went to
| West Randolph last week as delegates to
the state Sabbath-school convention.
Tunbridge.
CHARLES n. THOMAS of Boston delivered
his lecture, " Here and There in the Civil
War" at the Congregational church, under
the auspices of Whitney Post, Saturday
evening. The house was well filled and the
audience gave close attention to the speaker,
who is a master of description. His word
pictures of many of the events connected
with the late war were as strong and as
vivid as those thrown upon the canvas by
the calcium light used in the stereopticon
by his assistant. - Silas Jones has
two-year.old colt that weighs ,002 pounds.
1t was sired by McDougall's " Vampire"
Gay Brothers have commenced moving their
machinery to Cavendish and will soon stop
work here == There is to be a free show
at the town hall soon. 80 III. G.. Durrell
has a sucking colt that weighs 541 pounds.
- There is to be Grand Army meet
ing Saturday evening. - Captain James
Il. Eldredge is to be here Thursday, Novem-
Der 3D., to look up some pension matters.
- Milton Kibbee has been granted
| pension of So per month. 60 William ID.
Lee and family have returned to Ohio.
Washington.
Miss CAROLINE RoBY of Auburndale,
Mass, was in town last week. 80 Thirty
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